വീട്

Malayalam

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *wīṭu. Cognate with Kannada ಬೀಡು (bīḍu, “house”), Tamil வீடு (vīṭu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋiːɖɨ̆/

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Noun

വീട് • (vīṭŭ)

1. house, home

   Synonym: ഗൃഹം (gr̥haṁ)

References

• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “viṭu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
• Warrier, M. I. (2008) “വീട്”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books